The 32-year-old was hit on his left thumb as he looked to defend a rising delivery from Australia quick Mitchell Starc. Jadeja was India's best bowler in the first innings and his four wickets for 62 helped the side restrict Australia to 338. His absence left India with four bowlers in the second innings and number three batsman Cheteshwar Pujara felt it put more pressure on the attack. "It puts a little extra pressure on the other bowlers to come in and bowl more overs," Pujara told reporters. "He's someone who puts lot of pressure on the batter and bowls many dot balls," Pujara added.

Source: bd News24 January 09, 2021 09:22 UTC